The following is a list of events including expected and scheduled events for the year 2025 in Australia.
Incumbents
Monarch
Governor-General
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Opposition Leader
Chief Justice
State and territory leaders Premier of New South Wales – Chris Minns Opposition Leader – Mark Speakman (until 20 November) then Kellie Sloane Premier of Queensland – David Crisafulli Opposition Leader – Steven Miles Premier of South Australia – Peter Malinauskas Opposition Leader – Vincent Tarzia (until 8 December) then Ashton Hurn Premier of Tasmania – Jeremy Rockliff Opposition Leader – Dean Winter (until 20 August) then Josh Willie Premier of Victoria – Jacinta Allan Opposition Leader – Brad Battin (until 18 November) then Jess Wilson Premier of Western Australia – Roger Cook Opposition Leader – Shane Love (until 25 March) then Basil Zempilas Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory – Andrew Barr Opposition Leader – Leanne Castley (until 10 November) then Mark Parton Chief Minister of the Northern Territory – Lia Finocchiaro Opposition Leader – Selena Uibo
Governors and administrators Governor of New South Wales – Margaret Beazley Governor of Queensland – Jeannette Young Governor of South Australia – Frances Adamson Governor of Tasmania – Barbara Baker Governor of Victoria – Margaret Gardner Governor of Western Australia – Chris Dawson Administrator of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories – Farzian Zainal Administrator of Norfolk Island – George Plant Administrator of the Northern Territory – Hugh Heggie
Events January 1 January – One home and a number of other buildings are destroyed in a bushfire burning in the communities of The Lakes, Woottating and Wooroloo east of Perth, while a separate bushfire burning in the Great Southern region forces the closure of the South Coast Highway. Woolworths Group announce that it will be running a "Perfect for Australia Day" promotion in Woolworths and Big W stores following last year's controversial decision to not stock Australia Day-themed merchandise. The National Archives of Australia releases Cabinet documents from 2003 and 2004 which reveal the Howard Government avoiding disclosing it had sent Australian troops to the Middle East months before officially authorising the country's involvement in the Iraq War. 2 January – Police in Fiji confirm they are investigating the alleged sexual assault and robbery of two Virgin Australia crew members while they were celebrating New Year's Eve at a nightclub in Nadi. A man is shot dead by police in a hospital carpark in Taree, New South Wales after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers. Police were initially responding to reports of the man firing shots into the air in Wingham 13 kilometres away. A 28-year-old man is believed to have been killed in a shark attack while surfing at Granites Beach near Streaky Bay in South Australia. A 3-year-old boy dies in a caravan fire at Boort, Victoria. 3 January – A 7-year-old boy drowns in a river near a campsite on the Angusvale Track at Cobbannah in the East Gippsland region of Victoria. A 56-year-old man is killed and a 60-year-old woman is injured when the jetski they were on collided with mangroves on the Barron River in Cairns, Queensland. An abseiler is killed when he falls 20 metres off a cliff in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park near Sydney. A 72-year-old man is arrested in relation to the alleged murder 25-year-old Meaghan Louise Rose who was found dead at Point Cartwright on the Sunshine Coast in 1997. 4 January – Two people are killed in a light plane crash near Nambucca Heads, just off the New South Wales Mid North Coast. 5 January – A Forty Winks furniture showroom in the Melbourne suburb of Nunawading is destroyed by fire in a suspected arson attack. The 50th anniversary of the Tasman Bridge disaster is commemorated. 6 January – In his first major announcement prior to the 2025 Australian federal election, prime minister Anthony Albanese announces a federal Labor government would provide $7.2 billion in funding to cover 80% of the cost of upgrading of Queensland's Bruce Highway. 7 January – A man is charged for allegedly threatening worshippers at a Sydney synagogue. A Cessna 208 Caravan floatplane crashes during takeoff at Thomson Bay off Rottnest Island. The pilot and two passengers were killed, while another three passengers survived with serious injuries. 8 January – After being lost in Kosciuszko National Park since Boxing Day, a 23-year-old bushwalker is found alive. 11 January – Deputy leader of the Opposition in South Australia, Jing Lee announces she has resigned from the Liberal Party and will serve as an independent member of the upper house until the 2026 South Australian state election. It is confirmed that 32-year-old Australian man, Happy Charity co-founder Rory Sykes has been killed in the Southern California wildfires. The 60th anniversary of the Wanda Beach Murders is commemorated by the victims' families. 13 January – A 58-year-old taxi driver and his two passengers, an 81-year-old woman and her 56-year-old daughter, are killed are when the Toyota Camry they were in was hit head-on by a Toyota RAV4 driven at high speed by a 43-year-old man travelling the wrong way on the Leach Highway in Perth. Authorities allege that the 43-year-old driver, who also died in the crash, had made a "conscious decision" to enter the highway via an off-ramp and drive on the wrong side of the highway, with police also launching an investigation into whether he had committed murder-suicide. A 63-year-old Coles Supermarket employee is critically injured when she is allegedly stabbed in the back by a 13-year-old boy while working at a supermarket in Ipswich, Queensland. The boy is subsequently charged with attempted murder. With police alleging the victim was attacked with a knife taken from the supermarket, Coles withdraws kitchen knives from sale across Australia. An Australian Federal Police officer is allegedly stabbed in the neck with a pen by a 34-year-old Perth woman who they were escorted off an aircraft while disembarking at Perth Airport. The woman is subsequently charged with two counts of causing harm to, and one count of obstructing, a Commonwealth public official. 15 January – Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vows to take the strongest possible action against Russia if it can be verified that Russia's military had executed 32-year-old prisoner of war Oscar Jenkins, after being captured while serving in the Ukrainian armed forces. Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton also says if that if Jenkins has been executed, Russian's ambassador to Australia should be expelled. 16 January – A 44-year-old Sydney man becomes the first person to be charged in a new AFP operation that attempts to crackdown on antisemitic behaviour. The man is charged following a search of his home in Blacktown in relation to the alleged posting of death threats to a social media page run by a Jewish organisation. 27-year-old Melbourne burlesque performer Katie Tangey who performed under the name of Vivien May-Royale is killed after becoming trapped in a townhouse fire in the Melbourne suburb of Truganina. Police suspect the fire was deliberately lit by two arsonists in a case of mistaken identity. A three-year-old Australian girl dies in an accidental drowning while holidaying with her family in Bali. 17 January – A house in the Sydney suburb of Dover Heights, formerly owned by Jewish leader Alex Ryvchin is targeted with antisemitic vandalism. Two cars are also set alight and red paint also used to damage a nearby property. The attack is widely condemned. 19 January – A caravan loaded with powergel explosives is discovered in the Sydney suburb of Dural along with antisemitic material and a list of Jewish synagogues, prompting a major counterterrorism investigation to be launched by the New South Wales Police Force, the AFP, ASIO and the Joint Counter Terrorism Team with police alleging the explosives were intended for targeted antisemitic attacks in the Jewish community. A Liverpool home is raided two days after the caravan was discovered. A 22-month-old girl dies in a house fire in the Hobart suburb of Rokeby. Her five-year-old sister is taken to hospital in a critical condition but later dies in hospital. Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt submits his resignation effective immediately, likely leaving the electorate without a member of parliament until the 2025 Australian federal election. 21 January – A childcare centre near a synagogue in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra is set on fire and spray painted with antisemitic graffiti. NSW premier Chris Minns describes the alleged perpetrators as "bastards" who will be "rounded up" by New South Police while prime minister Anthony Albanese describes the incident as "an evil hate crime." The latest attack of antisemitism prompts Albanese to call a meeting of National Cabinet, during which the Australian Federal Police confirm they are investigating whether foreign actors have paid local criminals to carry out the attacks. 22 January – Western Australia Police commissioner Col Blanch confirms a homeowner who killed a 20-year-old man who police allege was armed with a machete during a home invasion in Kalgoorlie on 29 November 2024 would not be charged. 23 January – A crew from Australian space company Equatorial Launch Australia, including its CEO Michael Jones, were allegedly threatened and assaulted in an incident on a rural property near Weipa, Queensland. Three people, aged 36, 64 and 27, were subsequently arrested and charged on 29 January 2025 with over 50 offences. Twenty bronze statues in Prime Ministers Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens are vandalised, two of which are severed and stolen. The vandalism is condemned by the Gardens' foundation chair Mark Schultz who says he hopes the alleged offenders are identified and charged with "wanton destruction of public property". 25 January – Victorian premier Jacinta Allan, Melbourne lord mayor Nick Reece and federal member for Deakin Michael Sukkar condemn the vandalism to an Anzac memorial in Parkville, a memorial to John Batman at Queen Victoria Market and to a Maroondah City Council citizenship ceremony marquee at Ringwood North. Former Australian rules footballer Neale Daniher is named 2025 Australian of the Year. 26 January – The 2025 Australia Day Honours list is announced. Allen Cheuk-Seng Cheng, Megan Davis, James Edelman, Gillian Triggs, Lyn Williams and Galarrwuy Yunupingu are all bestowed with the highest honour of the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). 16 members of the National Socialist Network are arrested in Adelaide and charged with various offences. 27 January – The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service confirm they would increase patrols on K'gari following a string of incidents in which dingoes have bitten children. 28 January – The Great Northern Brewing Co. halts its "Outdoors for a Cause" campaign which intended to raise money to buy land for national parks in support of the non-profit organisation Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. The $200,000 campaign results in its customers boycotting the brand, alleging the campaign would see state forests converted into national parks, reducing the freedom to partake in outdoor recreational activities. 29 January – The Supreme Court of Queensland convicts 14 members of the religious group "Saints", including its leader Brendan Stevens, for manslaughter over the death of eight-year old Elizabeth Struhs in 2022 from diabetic ketoacidosis, which came after the group withheld her insulin medication as part of their religious beliefs. Struh's parents and brother are also among those convicted.